CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-9182

Use After Free

Published: May 23, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
3.3 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and invalid heap read), related to the GET_COLOR function in color.c:16:11.

Weakness

The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory “belongs” to the code that operates on the new pointer.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
AutotraceAutotrace_project0.31.1 (including)0.31.1 (including)
AutotraceUbuntutrusty*
AutotraceUbuntutrusty/esm*
AutotraceUbuntuupstream*
AutotraceUbuntuxenial*
AutotraceUbuntuyakkety*
AutotraceUbuntuzesty*

Potential Mitigations

References